"The ICC's work is intended to quell rumors
and to keep the flow of accurate information
going via an Internet site, a toll-free
information telephone line and regular
updates to the media. The goal is to issue
updates every four to six hours starting at
noon Dec. 31 on the U.S. East Coast as
New Zealand's time switches to 2000."
and

"Access to raw data won't be freely given,
Koskinen said, because it will be important
to keep information in context. For instance,
if year 2000-related problems occur in
Cleveland, it will be necessary to determine
if the problems are isolated to that city or
widespread."

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"Access to raw data won't be freely given, Koskinen said, because it
will be important to keep information in context. For instance, if
year 2000-related
problems occur in Cleveland, it will be necessary to determine if
the problems are isolated to that city or widespread."

Keeping raw information away from the public, releasing only what is
in the Government's view a 'proper context' is called propaganda. What
Koskinen has done is to inform us in advance that the information the
ICC puts out will be misleading and untruthful. To put it bluntly,
they plan to lie.
In a free society, especially under the First Amendment, it is the
job of the People to determine what 'proper context' is. This is
another example of arrogant Nanny Government at work. This is why so
few Americans even expect the truth. When a political system loses its
credibility, its legitimacy soon follows.